PAOK scandal: President banned after pistol appearance

Ivan Savvidis (59) will also be fined 100.000 euros, Greek league organizers announced on Thursday. In addition to a fine of 63.000 euros, PAOK will also be deducted three points in the championship.

The league continues in Greece this weekend With now 49 points, Saloniki fell back to third place behind Olympiacos Piraeus (50). AEK is the league leader with 54 points. In view of a whole series of scandalous incidents, the monitoring committee of the world association FIFA also recommended in a letter on Thursday, which was available to the Greek media, that the Greek football association be suspended with immediate effect.

The left-wing government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras suspended the football championship on March 12 in response to the incident. Play will resume on Saturday. The clubs had agreed to a list of government demands that would see points deducted or automatic relegation for further similar incidents. Savvidis stormed the court with a pistol on his belt The match between PAOK and Athens was abandoned in the 90th minute after Greek-Russian businessman Savvidis ran onto the pitch with a gun on his belt ( Click here for the video ). Referee Giorgos Kominos disallowed a goal from Saloniki in the final minute due to an alleged offside position.

As a result, Kominos changed its decision and recognized the home team's goal. The game was about the top of the Super League table. Savvidis later apologized for the incident, but stressed that he only wanted to prevent violence from breaking out.

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PAOK scandal: President banned after pistol appearance

The owner of Greek Football Cup winners PAOK has been banned for three years after his scandalous behavior in the chaos game against AEK Athens on March 11th.

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